Navigating your way through effective giving is like learning to swim - when you get a kick start with good coaching, the world’s your oyster.

Giving well is like any other discipline. The better your knowledge, networks, practice and openness to learn, the better the outcome.

Lisa Kingman brings deep experience, trusted relationships and clear-eyed judgement to every engagement, along with the ability to navigate complex conversations with both rigour and heart.

With more than 60,000 registered charities in Australia, the landscape can feel overwhelming. Regardless of the size of your fund or the causes closest to your heart, you want to know your capital is being deployed effectively and in the hands of credible change-makers.

If that matters to you, you’re in the right place.

See examples of what’s on offer below.

Our Credentials

Our Point of Difference

How we can help you

Our Services

Explore our services to help you navigate giving with confidence, no matter where you are in your journey.

We operate on an hourly or retainer basis, depending on your giving requirements.

If you’re beginning your giving journey and are time-stretched we can assist you:

  • Help to develop or clarify your giving strategy and priorities,

  • Undertake charity due diligence, cause or charity research

  • Support your financial distribution and reporting,

  • Help with the management of your annual budget.

01 General guidance for those starting out

When you know your desired result, however, you’re seeking help with the actual implementation and impact.

  • When you know where you want to make impact we can direct you to great practitioners or organisations,

  • Project reports and evaluation of funded initiatives,

  • Meeting coordination and summaries,

  • Annual strategy review facilitation,

  • Impact framework and measurement

  • Intergenerational engagement and guidance,

  • Project summaries or case studies for websites etc.

02 Early to mid stage giving support

03 For Wealth Advisors and your clients

Bring new value and differentiation to your client offering. Lisa can help with;

  • Philanthropy expertise and charity due diligence,

  • Guest speaker for your client events,

  • Helping Private Ancillary Funds or PUAFs within family offices deliver on their values and interests,

  • Sector knowledge, good practice, and networks,

  • Next generation engagement and support.

Benefit from the advice of an independent, impartial social change expert with decades of experience. Lisa can help you;

  • Build the capacity of your community partners or management,

  • Identify and screen potential beneficiaries,

  • First Nations and Indigenous support,

  • Evaluate giving results and programs,

  • Strategy review, development, and planning,

  • Provision of an independent, responsible committee member,

  • Introduction to good practice networks.

04 For Corporate foundations & programs

  • "I would like to thank Lisa sincerely for the exceptional contribution she has made to the community sector and Tanarra Social Purpose. Her approach, professionalism and in-depth understanding of the sector have seen TSP become widely embraced and respected both within the Tanarra Group and in the social change space."

    John Wylie, AC

  • “I’ve worked alongside Lisa for more than a decade. Whether in the boardroom or partnering directly with community organisations, she brings a rare combination of strategic insight and practical, on the ground experience.”

    Jo Powell, Community Manager, Viva Energy

Our differentiation

  1. Respect and experience - Lisa and her team bring more three decades of experience in the social change space, spanning both the charity sector and the advisory and giving side.

  2. Creative and strategic thinking are in our DNA - From strategy and research through to implementation and evaluation, Lisa’s background, including a BA in Fine Art, gives her a rare ability to see patterns others miss and translate insight into action.

  3. We have a strong grasp of who is doing what across Australia, supported by extensive networks in both the philanthropy and charity sectors.

  4. We are selective. We don’t say yes to everyone or everything.

  5. We are not building an empire. Our team is committed to doing meaningful work with terrific people and inspiring change-makers.

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